Vinayak
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Naniyala elephant camp in India

Biography
♂ Vinayak
Forest staff performing puja to kumkis Jayanth and Vinayak at Naniyala camp at Ramakuppam in Chittoor district.
Forest staff performing puja to kumkis Jayanth and Vinayak at Naniyala camp at Ramakuppam in Chittoor district.
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Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂
Status:kumki
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Naniyala elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

Naniyala elephant camp
from Vizag Zoo (Indira Gandhi Zoological Park)

Vizag Zoo (Indira Gandhi Zoological Park)
from Naniyala elephant camp

Naniyala elephant camp
from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates2022-08-23

Latest document update2022-08-23 07:48:27

Biography


Vinayak is a living kumki Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Naniyala elephant camp, in India.

Vinayak arrived to the Naniyala elephant camp unknown date, relocated from the Vizag Zoo (Indira Gandhi Zoological Park), in India.


Social

Vinayak lives together with 1 other elephants at the Naniyala elephant camp: (detailed list)

  1. Jayanth


Origin

Vinayak was born wild .


Comments / pictures

Vinayak’s background was not known to the mahouts except for his shuttling between Visakhapatnam and Chittoor in the recent past, before arriving at the Naniyala camp to relocate Ganesh, another kumki, to SV Zoo Park at Tirupati.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Vinayak, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Naniyala elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10511. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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